Red Sea Islands
IUCN Not ReportedDeveloping Resources Protected Area · 2006
1 707 km²
Subdivision · EGY
Al-Ghurdaqah 2
Egypt
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Species observed
390
Observations
50 114
Area
6 908,2km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 16 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Al-Ghurdaqah 2 : 12 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 23 interactions GloBI sur 2 types (connectance 19.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 4 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
16
Interactions affichées
23
Connectance
0.192
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
390 distinct species · 50 114 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
22,8°C
Annual rain
7mm
Warmest m°
35,8°C
Coldest m°
8,1°C
Elevation: 359 m on average (min -505 m, max 1 149 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
22,8°C
Annual rain
7mm
Warmest month
35,8°C
Coldest month
8,1°C
Mean alt.
359m
Min
-505m
Max
1 149m
Std. dev.
255m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
6,3g/kg
Clay
24,9%
Sand
46,8%
Silt
28,2%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
7,5g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
46,7%
Silt
28,3%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
5,8g/kg
Clay
24,8%
Sand
46,9%
Silt
28,3%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,9
Org. C
5,7g/kg
Clay
25,0%
Sand
46,9%
Silt
28,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.1%
Crops0.0%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil98.4%
Other (grassland, water…)1.5%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology17 basins · 2 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Lake surface here
0,41km²
Basins crossed
17
Max drainage
3 089km²
Discharge in basins
0,0m³/s
Mean precip.
5mm/an
Mean T°
20,7°C
Moisture idx
-1,00
Mean runoff
1mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
383m
Watersheds crossing here
- Basin #00490sub-area1 636,3 km²overlap1452.07 km²21%
- Basin #00390sub-area1 182 km²overlap1173.01 km²17%
- Basin #00410sub-area1 147,3 km²overlap1145.38 km²17%
- Basin #00420sub-area1 004,9 km²overlap937.72 km²14%
- Basin #23090sub-area976,1 km²overlap567.10 km²8%
- Basin #00340sub-area1 479 km²overlap463.69 km²7%
- Basin #27780sub-area658,3 km²overlap362.81 km²5%
- Basin #27890sub-area333,9 km²overlap252.29 km²4%
- Basin #00400sub-area188,6 km²overlap169.57 km²2%
8 more basinssorted by overlap
- Basin #00500sub-area165,9 km²overlap160.37 km²2%
- Basin #00510sub-area726,9 km²overlap150.00 km²2%
- Basin #00520sub-area66,4 km²overlap54.67 km²1%
- Basin #23080sub-area832,3 km²overlap8.39 km²0%
- Basin #36070sub-area428,4 km²overlap7.42 km²0%
- Basin #00530sub-area332,7 km²overlap2.92 km²0%
- Basin #44600sub-area865,9 km²overlap0.28 km²0%
- Basin #30730sub-area288,5 km²overlap0.11 km²0%
Lakes (2, top by area)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
4,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1🌊 Marine · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN